Mobile-based anti-diabetes drive launched

Under the drive, patients at the hospital would get either an SMS or a pre-recorded phone call detailing measures to prevent diabetes, all after dialling a number on the posters displayed at the hospital.TNN | November 15, 2017, 16:21 IST

Under the drive, patients at the hospital would get either an SMS or a pre-recorded phone call detailing measures to prevent diabetes, all after dialling a number on the posters displayed at the hospital.

Separate wings would be operational at all centres of the hospital to ensure that the messages sent via cellphone reached the people. They would be delivered through SMS or pre-recorded call, depending on the preference of the user.

Arogya World founder Nalini Saligram said that it was ideal to choose Aravind Eye Hospital for the venture, considering the high number of patients visiting there.

With 14, 000 outpatients treated in 10 centres of the hospital across the state, it was likely that the messages would reach three lakh target group in three years, she said. As many were suffering from diabetic retinopathy that led to blindness, family members of these patients should know better on the ills of the non-communicable disease, she said.

“The drive can bring about a positive change in the fight against diabetes. A recently-conducted survey had found that about 15 per cent of the people responded positively to such messages and had turned to healthier food habits later,” she said. Aravind Eye Care system chairman Dr R D Ravindran received the poster.

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